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February 29th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Digital downloads linked to HD disc format war?
As everyone already knows, the HD disc format war is over, resolved in true domino fashion by Warner Brothers' decision to back Blu-ray exclusively. Most of the studios in the HD DVD camp have now agreed to back Blu-ray, particularly now that Toshiba has announced it will cease pushing the HD DVD format (though Dreamworks is an odd holdout). HD discs have had microscopic sales compared to standard definition DVD, however, which may partly explain why Dreamworks feels no driving need to switch its allegiance in the near future. I also don't think the studios are expecting a huge surge in Blu-ray sales, mostly because Blu-ray players always were, and continue to be, MUCH more expensive than HD DVD...
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